Citizenship A - Unit 1: What is Government? Review

What is the definition of government?

• A group of people

• A system of rules and laws

• A type of economy

• A form of religion

What is the State of Nature?

• A) A time before government

• B) A type of government

• C) A modern society

• D) A religious belief

In the Evolutionary Theory, governments were created to address increasingly complex ____. A) laws B) issues C) religions D) economies.

• laws

• issues

• religions

• economies

The Evolutionary Theory suggests that governments were created to address increasingly complex ____.

• issues

• laws

• religions

• economies

According to the Divine Right Theory, governments were created by or given power by ____.

• the people

• god(s)

• the economy

• the military

What is the main idea of the Force Theory?

• A) Governments were created by mutual agreement

• B) Governments were created by stronger groups forcing weaker groups

• C) Governments were created by divine intervention

• D) Governments were created by economic necessity.

Which theory is based on the idea that governments were created to address increasingly complex issues?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

What is the main concept of the Social Contract Theory?

• A) People give up natural rights to be protected by a government

• B) Governments are created by stronger groups forcing weaker groups

• C) Governments are created by divine intervention

• D) Governments are created to address complex issues.

Which theory suggests that governments were created by or given power by god(s)?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

According to the Force Theory, governments were created by ____.

• mutual agreement

• stronger groups forcing weaker groups

• divine intervention

• economic necessity